Arson suspected in Corning truck blaze

CORNING — A suspected arsonist burned a pickup at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Fig Lane in Corning.

Citizens and Corning City Fire Department volunteers put out the flames on the 2008 Ford F-250, and fire investigators determined the cab of the pickup held some suspicious items, according to a press release from the Corning Police Department. Two suspicious burn marks also alerted investigators to arson.

The Department of Justice lab will analyze and fingerprint evidence collected.

Anyone with information regarding who set the blaze is asked to call the Corning Police Department, 824-7000.